Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-13
NEIGHBoRHOoD NOTES.

A shocking accident. which re-
suited fatally, occurred at talrmount
CITY, Armstrong county lately. M
Jacob Sherman. residing at that
place, with his wife started for church
leaving three small children at home.
They locked the door. The children
it is supposed in some way set the
house on fire. Flames were shortly
aftcrward seen issuing from the house.
The people ran to the place, The
door was broken open and two OF the
bows were found lying at the door
The other boy was found on the
floor near by. Two Of the boys had
been burned till only their blackened
trunks remained. The Oldest boy, a
lad of thirteen years, was so badly
burned that he will not recover. He
was irving, from his appearance at
the door to open it. The bodies were
brought out but the house was burned
with all It's contents. There is much
sympathy for the parents in their sad
aifliction. Sometime ago two other
Of their children died Free Press
-Greensburg he's adopted the most
effective plan to rid herself OF The
tramp nuisance, namely-to make
them work on the streets whenever
caught within the borough limits
The average tramp will make de-
tour of any length to avoid such
place as that.
The appropriation committee OF
the Senate was in the western portion
OF the State last week visiting ln5ti-
tutions asking State aid OF the present
legislature. They took look at the
Centre county college and concluded
it needed a little assistance The
college get $3.50, 900 annually from the
State and the money might just as
well be poured down a rat hole. IL
is an institution that is no earthly use
to the people of the Commonweaith
and all money given it is just that
much wasted. As d rule there are
nearly as many professors as students.
II should be shut out from all other
State aid.-Indiana Messenger.
The Meadville silk mills employ
about seventy hands, and turn out
about l25 pounds, or 500 worth, OF
skeiu silk each day.
-One thousand five hundred emil
grants arrived in Pittsburg, last
week. for the west within forty eight
hours. They were mostly Ital-
ians.
A once famous COW was sold
last week to an Oil City butcher by
A. J. Cowen, Of Plum township. a
few years ago she had the highest
record as milk producer of any COW
in this part of the country, if not IN
the world. At the parade of the
of the stock in the fair grounds she
was at the head The animal was q
Durham and came to Governs farm
an estray. He afterwards learned
she was from Ashtabula county, U :,
hut ber pedigree could never be as
certained. The COW is not old, but
overfeediDg has spoiled her breeding
qualities. 1t is said that Mr.. Cowen
once refused $1,000 fer her. He sold
her for $50 -FraaEt;n Nelcs.
The Pitls5urg Dispatch inti-
mates that detectives are 10 that city
in search of men engaged 10 mannfac-
turing or dealing in counterfeits OF
rare old coins, which if genuine,
would possess a value entirely out OF
proportion to their intrinsic worth
For years it says, this trade has been
practieed, and thus far only one ar
rest has been made, but several are
expected within few days,
The School Directors Of Venan-
go county in convention on Tuesday,
the 81 inst, reelected Prof. George
B. Lord County Superintendent for
the ensuing three years and fixed his
salary at fifteen hlndred dollars per
annum-a yearly increase Of three
hundred dollars.
Marker Rush, the former proprie-
tor Of the Rush house, Pittsburg died
at the Allegheny county poor farm
latey. This is another Illustration OF
the ups and downs Of life. At one
time, not so very long ago, he was
wealthy, and yet, owing to the un'
lucky turns Of the wheel Of fortune, he
died in the poor house.
In a spirit Of fairness the Mon
ongahela Republican remarks: "The
law requires oleomargar inc to be
branded with its name. Why not
amend the law 50 that some Of the
country butter which comes into our
groceries should he branded, Dope -
Respect Old Age"
"A terrible and fatal accident oc-
cured near Cameron, Pa, few days
ago in the accidental killing OF
Thomas Britton, by his brother Dan.
The two brothers were making rail
road ties in the woods, one scoring
and the otter hewing, both being at
work on the same piece of timber, as
is usual in sucn work, when Thomas,
with his head down and bis eyes on
his work, approached so close 90 Dan
that he got in the way of his ak and
it struck him on the head, splitting
open his head and killing him.
An inveterate old joker startled
small collection Of people the other
day, in one of our hotels by saying
that the morning train of cars on the
BN.Y &P. Railroad had ran of the
bridge over the Allegheny river at
Larabee. WAS any person killed" !"
asked q bystander. "Well, no." waa
the deliberate reply, "the train ran
on one end and off the other" The
i. o. j. was summarily bounced -
En-.
Eccentric Prea ching.